Clinton (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dark Horses Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Bob Lewis League: 2A East Central Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #69 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, Numbers (Players) Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -3.3 2010 National Rank: #8924 2010 State Rank: #259 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -6.8 2011 National Rank: #9771 2011 State Rank: #284 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 6.5 Dynasty National Rank: #6097 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3 Dynasty Record: 30-34 (20-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2010 Points For Average: 25.1 2010 Points Against Average: 33.7 2010 Differential: -8.6 2010 Wins: #4923 Triton (Erwin) (21-7), #9898 South Lenoir (Deep Run) (30-29), #11519 Croatan (Newport) (49-38), #11815 Swansboro (44-22) 2010 Losses: #1346 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (56-20), #2916 East Duplin (Beulaville) (28-6), #3323 East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (49-14), #5956 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (28-25), #6028 Richlands (45-7), #6826 Northside (Jacksonville) (49-46), #9071 Topsail (Hampstead) (20-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 84-56 Recent State Championships: 2005 Recent League Championships: 2005 (East Central), 2003 (Tri-Six) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Triton (Erwin), 8/25 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 9/2 Union (Rose Hill), 9/9 at East Bladen (Elizabethtown), 9/16 at Richlands, 9/23 Croatan (Newport), 9/30 at Swansboro, 10/7 at Topsail (Hampstead), 10/14 East Duplin (Beulaville), 10/21 Northside (Jacksonville), 10/28 at South Lenoir (Deep Run) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (28.2), East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (21.6), East Duplin (Beulaville) (17.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Swansboro (-21.2), Croatan (Newport) (-15.6), South Lenoir (Deep Run) (-11) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #199 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6625 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 at Triton (Erwin) [projection: 41-17 loss]